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August 23, 2012

Dive Head First into the Green Technology Industry with a Just Created Degree

By Jamie Epstein
TMCnet Web Editor

As businesses continue to go green as they realize the potential impact they are having on our environment and attempt to reduce their footprint, Savannah- Ga.-based Savannah Tech has recently created a solar installation program and a sustainable technology program that will be open to students beginning this fall semester.


For the first time ever, classes within this degree category started earlier this week and the academic institution’s goal is to connect students to jobs in the green building industries. The brand new course load was developed by school officials who are very aware of the increasingly popular trends of residential weatherization, energy auditing, solar power installation and environmentally-sensitive building, according to a recent article.

In addition, sustainable technology classes are being taught that cater to both the electrical and construction fields.

Denise Grabowski of Savannah green design firm Symbioscity, revealed that she believes there is definitely a need to train these individuals to fill the growing amount of positions within the green industry.

She said in a statement, “The green jobs industry is growing at a tremendously fast rate, even in economic downtown. So, there’s tremendous opportunity in green building here in Georgia and nationally.”

Industrial Technology Dean at the college Tal Loos added, “There's not really much training out there for all the new energy techniques coming out. So, there’s missing need on how do you get somebody that’s out there in the field that does not have that training to be able to do that work that people are looking to have done.”

Green building is continuing to ramp up even as the rest of the real estate market remains sluggish. McGraw-Hill Construction revealed that green building accounts for more than one-third of all non-residential design and construction and will grow to more than one-half of all construction within the next five years. And by 2013, green buildings will support nearly eight million workers in multiple positions such as construction managers, carpenters, electricians, architects, truck drivers and cost estimators.

A May 2012 report on the green building industry published by McGraw-Hill Construction concluded, “Training is essential for getting and maintaining green jobs; 30 percent of green job workers say they needed additional training when they started and most report that formal education and training programs will continue to be needed. Hiring firms agree; 71 percent of hiring decision makers maintain that being credentialed increases competitiveness.”

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Edited by Rich Steeves


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